# Fractures at United Hospital Center
> OSHA SIR `20241110533` · 11/12/2024 · BRIDGEPORT, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip joint(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Climbing or stepping  up or down
- **Source:** Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
- **Secondary source:** Automobile
## Employer
- **Name:** United Hospital Center
- **Location:** 120 Medical Park Drive, BRIDGEPORT, WEST VIRGINIA, 26330
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was getting into her car when she rolled her ankle, putting pressure on her hip. The employee sustained a hip fracture that required surgery.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*